Essay On Shallows Movie

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Are you trying to figure out what movie you should watch next? Do you want a movie with horror, mystery, drama and a little bit of humor? Well, you're at the right place, The Shallows is a great movie to watch while cuddling with your favorite blanket and eating your favorite snacks. The Shallows were directed by Jaume Collet-Serr. He also directed a movie called Non-Stop, another great movie you should watch featuring Liam Neeson, but back to the movie review.
The Shallows is a great movie to watch if you’re into science fiction and especially love shark movies. This movie was about a girl, named Nancy who was about to become a doctor, one day she decides to go surfing at a secluded beach, off the coast of San Diego California. While surfing, she met two guys, one guy had a helmet as a camera, I’m assuming he’s a video blogger and blogs his life 24/7 and the other guy was a normal guy. When Nancy was left alone to surf, she was in a dangerous situation with a great white shark!
While she was surfing, the shark bit her thigh, leaving her bleeding out in the middle of the ocean. Nancy knew she couldn't swim back to shore with an open wound, the blood would attract
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It was too late, the shark torn him apart right in front of Nancy eyes. Nancy realized the only hope she had to survive is to record herself daily pleaded someone was watching. One morning, there was a drunk man walking around on the beach, Nancy noticed the man and tried getting the guy to go to her bag and get her cell phone to call for help. The man looked confused, she tried speaking in Spanish trying to see if that helps. The man walked over to her bag and took her phone and wallet. Nancy was pleading for help, not caring that the man can have her money. The man later walked into the ocean and got eaten by the

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